La Famiglia Ristorante
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 922-2803
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Market Street
- Hours:
- Mon 5:30am-9:30pm, Tue-Thu 12pm-2:30pm, 5:30am-9:30pm, Fri 12pm-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm, Sat 5:30pm-10pm
Message from La Famiglia Ristorante
Classic Italian restaurant served in an elegant Renaissance setting.
- Wine Cellar
- Intimate Romantic Dining
- Banquet Room
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Editorial Review for La Famiglia Ristorante – by Kent Steinriede
In Short
It's classic rococo decor with the requisite frills. Pass through the heavy velvet drapes and enter the small, stone- and marble-adorned dining room. Vivaldi, Verdi and vintage opera recordings fill the air. The menu includes sauteed shrimp, ravioli with ricotta in red bell pepper sauce, veal chop with garlic and basil, shrimp in lobster cream, filet mignon with duck liver and juniper berry sauce. Make room for tiramisu, fresh fruit tart or chocolate Grand Marnier cake.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasAsk the waiter for a primer on the huge selection of grappa above the dining room mantle piece.
What to DrinkThe Sena family has one of the most extensive wine lists in the region. Check out the bottles that line the basement walls.
User Reviews for La Famiglia Ristorante
03/15/2008 Posted by jszygiel
eh.. it was restaurant week, so you can never really judge a place from a set menu.. you know theyre cranking those particular meals out all night. decent service , decent meal, though my app tasted like sloppy joe from the sea .. id like to go back and get something on the real menu... cheers!
Pros: ambiance, good food compared to other res wk dinners ive had.. besides the sloopy from the sea
Cons: went during restaurant week...sloopy joe from the sea
01/30/2007 Posted by veryschway
I ate there with friends during Restaurant Week. The kindest thing I could say about the waitstaff was that they seemed to be exercising a policy of benign neglect. It was obvious that they took no particular interest in whether we had a pleasant dining experience there or not. My silverware was hurled in my general direction and I had to set my own place. When I went to the restroom, I returned to find that my napkin had not been refolded for me. The kicker was that the dessert had been served to my empty place, and when I asked my dining companions what it was, they told me the waiter hadn't bothered to introduce the dish! I found the service to be utterly charmless. Worse, the food was strictly so-so. My friends ordered the veal and were rewarded with a sliver of meat under a gelatinous brown sauce, accompanied by piles of cold and gluey mashed potatoes. My risotto was slopped into the bowl with not a care as to the presentation of it. The flavor was acceptable, but well below the standard of risotto I could produce at home. Yes, I'm sure the experience is better on a "regular night," but as one of my dining companions put it, "Come correct or don't come at all." If they can't be bothered to provide tasty meals and good service during Restaurant Week, then La Famiglia should not participate in it. In fact, I'd like to see them drummed out of the program entirely, as the experience we had there certainly does not reflect well upon Philly dining. True class means having a standard of excellence, and adhering to it. You don't pick and choose when you are going to uphold the standard. Avoid this place.
Pros: Nice, cozy decor.
Cons: No standards, neglectful staff, so-so food.
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